MSK 6 - Anterior and Medial Compartments of the thigh Flashcards
What muscles make up the anterior compartment of the thigh?
- quadriceps femoris
- iliacus
- psoas major
- pectinius
- sartorius
Name the 4 quads
- rectus femoris
- vastus medialis
- vastus lateralis
- vastus intermedius
Common action of anterior compartment of the thigh
extend leg at the knee joint
Nerve supply of anterior compartment of the thigh
femoral nerve (L2-L4)
Blood supply of anterior compartment of the thigh
femoral artery
What are the main extensors of the knee?
quadriceps
Where do the quadriceps originate from?
ilium
What do all the quadriceps form before attaching to the patella tendon?
quadriceps tendon
Action of sartorius
flexion, abduction and lateral rotation at hip
Action of pectineus
adduction and flexion at hip joint
Innervation of psoas major and iliacus
PM: L1-L3 anterior rami
I: femoral nerve
Attachment and action of psoas major and iliacus
- lesser trochanter of the femur
- flexors of the hip
Muscles of the medial compartment of the thigh
- gracilis
- obturator externus
- adductor brevis
- adductor longus
- adductor magnus - most posterior
Blood supply of the medial compartment of the thigh
obturator artery
Nerve supply of the medial compartment of the thigh
obturator nerve (L2, L3, L4)